Two days ago I downloaded the latest Ubuntu Gusty Tribe 2 (What a pathetic name?). I only had one blank CD left, and the burning process was interrupt by some unknown force. There is no point going to town to get a new CD, so, I started messing around my USB drive.
Read more »10 minutes to run every Windows app on your Ubuntu desktop
This simple guide will bring up the Windows start menu inside GNOME and allow you to run, use and install any Windows app (that can run in a VM) inside your existing desktop. It takes about 10 minutes to setup, minus the time to install Windows, and involves one command in total.
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Photoshop 7: Running In Ubuntu Linux!
I’ve been tinkering with Ubuntu Linux for a few days now (there are still a few small things that are keeping me from switching completely, but for the most part, I’m loving Linux!) and one of my biggest complaints was how absolutely different that GIMP is from Photoshop.
Read more »Command line tip - peek into the start and end of files
Sometimes, especially when dealing with log files, you might want to peek at the start and/or end of a file to see just that bit of the file and not the whole thing. Of course, there are a couple of easy commands that allow you to do this.
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Burning Debian packages and repositories to disc with APTonCD and apt-mirror
Have you ever wished you had access to your Linux distribution's online package repositories when you didn't have access to the Internet, or when your access was slow and unreliable?
Read more »A new, improved Nero Linux 3
Last month, Nero released version 3.0 of Nero Linux. Since we tested version 2.1 last year, the software has come a long way. Nero Linux 3 supports not just CD and DVD burning but claims to be the first Linux application to support Blue-Ray and HD DVD recorders as well.
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Manage partitions and disks with GParted-Clonezilla live CD
Backing up partitions and hard disks sounds like work -- until you've tried Clonezilla. With Clonezilla you can clone and duplicate partitions of various formats and disks of various sizes locally or over the network. Even more impressive is the fact that you can do all this without typing complicated commands.
Read more »Emacs 22 enhancements make venerable editor flashy again
Emacs 22.1 hit the street a month ago, a long-awaited update to the GNU project's customizable and extensible do-everything super-editor that has been six years in the making. Here's a look at what you'll find in the new version.
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AMD applies make-up to the face of its Linux Control Centre
I'm glad to report that AMD seems to have learned the lesson and at least the cosmetic part of the control centre has been improved greatly,
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The Mass. OOXML Announcement: What the Scribes Say
A summary piece about what the journos are saying about the Mas. OOXML announcement.
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Install Songbird on Ubuntu
Songbird is a media player built on Mozilla that is often described as the Firefox of media players because of the growing number of plugins and feathers (skins) that can be applied to the player.
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Linux: Suspend2 Becomes TuxOnIce
The 'Suspend2' project [story] has been renamed to 'TuxOnIce' Nigel Cunningham announced on the lkml, "this is for a couple of reasons: In recent discussions on LKML, the point was made that the word 'Suspend' is confusing.
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How to manage your iPod using Rhythmbox in Ubuntu
This tutorial will guide you in using Rhythmbox to manage your iPod in Ubuntu. The steps are specific to Ubuntu Feisty Fawn (7.04) and Rhythmbox 0.10.0.
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WPA In Ubuntu - Sputnik, Inc - Are You Listening?
In the past, I have given Sputnik Inc. rave reviews for an outstanding wireless product here at Lockergnome.
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KDE 4.0 Alpha 2 Released
The KDE Community is happy to announce the immediate availability of the second alpha release of the K Desktop Environment. This release comes straight out of Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland where aKademy is currently taking place.
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